Eugenia Naro-Maciel
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation and Center for Conservation Genetics
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th St.
New York, NY 10024

Tel: (212) 313-7651
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Education
Ph.D., Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 2006
Certificate in Environmental Policy, Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 2003
M.A., Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 1997
B.Sc., Environmental Biology, Yale University, 1994

  Research Interests
Eugenia Naro-Maciel is a conservation biologist focusing on the genetics of marine organisms and marine conservation. As a postdoctoral fellow with the CBC, she researches the genetic connectivity of marine organisms in The Bahamas and surrounding areas, and implications for marine protected area planning with Dan Brumbaugh, Kate Holmes, and Steve Palumbi, among others. A suite of taxa is being studied, including spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus), bonefish (Albula vulpes), and black land crabs (Gecarcinus lateralis). Genia also researches the population genetics and evolutionary relationships of sea turtles, sea turtles of the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, and other marine issues. In addition, she has been collaborating on the development of undergraduate-level educational materials through the Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners (NCEP). These have included the interactive simulation exercise “Marine Reserves and Local Fisheries” and two modules concerning Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation.

Selected Publications
Naro-Maciel, E, J.H. Becker, E.H.S.M. Lima, M.A. Marcovaldi, and R. DeSalle. 2007. Testing dispersal hypotheses in foraging green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) of Brazil. Journal of Heredity 98(1): 29-39.

Naro-Maciel, E. and A. Formia. 2006. Sea Turtle Subpopulations and the IUCN Red List: A complementary role for conservation genetics. Marine Turtle Newsletter 114: 6-8.

Naro-Maciel, E., N. Mrosovsky and M.A. Marcovaldi. 1999. Thermal profiles of sea turtle hatcheries and nesting areas at Praia do Forte, Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3(3): 407-413.

Naro-Maciel, E. 1998. The Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles: an historical overview. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 1(1): 169-178.